Professor Lydia Arnold
Associate Pro Vice Chancellor and Director of Education at Harper Adams University
Professor Lydia Arnold is Associate Pro Vice-Chancellor (Learning, Teaching and Digital) at Harper Adams University where she leads on: Curriculum development, professional development related to teaching and supporting learning, educational technology, and pedagogic research. Lydia is a change leader with a strong interest in assessment, inclusivity, staff experiences, and student experience. She is interested in innovative pedagogies, for example working collaboratively with University of Staffordshire she co-led a QAA project around the idea of phenomenon-based learning. She is a Principal Fellow, a National Teaching Fellow, and holds Certified Membership of the Association for Learning Technology. She is active on social media and shares ideas through her long-established blog.
Connect with Lydia via Blog: lydiaarnold.net/ Linkedin:lydiajarnold/ Twitter:LydiaJArnold
Vicki Stott
Chief Executive, QAA
Vicki has been Chief Executive of QAA for two years, during which time she has overseen the suspension and reinstatement of QAA on the European register of Quality Assurance Agencies, which led the Agency to demit from the role of DQB. She was a witness in person to the recent House of Lords inquiry into the Office for Students and has provided advice to government on not only matters of regulation, but also delivery of the lifelong learning agenda, drafting the legislation to criminalise provision of essay mill services, and the delivery of high-quality provision during the COVID pandemic.
Professor Annabel Kiernan
Pro Vice-Chancellor – Academic, University of Staffordshire
Professor Kiernan’s focus is delivering on the University’s strategic priorities, specifically around next generation education and experience.
Annabel is committed to improving access and inclusion in education, innovative teaching, and excellence in the student experience. Annabel is helping to raise the profile of University of Staffordshire nationally through workstreams with the Purpose Coalition, Million Plus, Universities UK, ResPublica and the Department for Education and is a regular speaker at national events on skills and lifelong learning.
Dr Ash Brockwell
Problem-Based Learning Lead, London Interdisciplinary School
Ash is an interdisciplinary educator, writer, and consultant. He holds an MBiochem degree in Biochemistry from the University of Oxford, an MSc in Environmental Anthropology from the University of Kent, and a PhD in Education for Sustainability from Wageningen University and Research Centre in The Netherlands.